Justin Gaethje, Paddy Pimblett's Next Best Fights
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A scheduled UFC 324 bout between Alexander Hernandez and Michael Johnson has been scrapped following reported betting irregularities.
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Dana White revealed that he yanked the UFC 324 bout between Alexander Hernandez and Michael Johnson amid a betting flag.
It all goes down tomorrow night (Sat., Jan. 24, 2026) at UFC 324 LIVE on Paramount+ from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett duke it out atop the card for UFC’s interim lightweight title.
UFC newcomer Josh Hokit had an interesting post-fight interview in the UFC octagon, not really loved by Dana White. The company president only heard about Hokit putting on a WWE-esque speech following his TKO win over Denzel Freeman at UFC 324.
UFC Heavyweight star Josh Hokit delivers powerful post-fight speech challenging Waldo Cortes-Acosta for a bout in the Octagon.
Now the fighters are going to benefit from that tremendous increase in revenue — at least where post-fight bonuses are concerned. UFC CEO Dana White told Sports Business Journal that the bonuses are doubling from $50,
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The main event was certainly fun, but the bottom line here is that an older, staph infected Justin Gaethje beat the piss out of a man UFC was hoping to turn into a star. To my eye, the most eventful aspect of UFC 324 was announced the day prior when UFC CEO Dana White revealed a total restructuring of the bonus system.